Purdue University will lead a new research center to improve solar cells in an effort to bring alternative energy technology to market. The Semiconductor Research Corporation is providing $5 million to fund the Network for Photovoltaic Technology. It will be led by two Purdue researchers and based at the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue's Discovery Park.WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue

In a time when budgets are tight not only for businesses but families as well, having half of a college loan forgiven may seem like a fantasy for students. However, an organization in northeast Indiana is investing more than $500,000 to aid area college students who pursue careers in advanced manufacturing and engineering. The Questa Foundation for Education's ½ Back Loan Program is striving to

Leaders at the Ports of Indiana believe most Hoosiers overlook the state's waterways and their significance; unless you live in one of Indiana's river cities or along the Great Lakes, you rarely see the seven million tons of cargo that floats through the state each year.Through the first six months of 2010, Indiana's three ports—Burns Harbor, Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville—have shipped 3.8

Rolls-Royce leaders describe it as as one of the most advanced "aircraft out there," and the high-tech work providing some of the support for the F-35 Lightning II military fighter is taking place at a new manufacturing facility in Plainfield. Rolls-Royce refers to the new Hendricks County facility as the "Focused Factory," because it was built from the ground up to be the company's most

The sound of a FedEx delivery truck rumbling down a neighborhood street signals that a package will be arriving on your doorstep before the delivery person has even stepped out of the vehicle. That familiar engine rumble may soon be silenced as FedEx begins using Indiana-produced all-electric commercial trucks—described as being "quiet as a whisper." The FedEx partnership with Illinois-based

The deal to secure a Dallara Automobili production facility in Indiana for the new IndyCar chassis could also prove beneficial for racing teams and suppliers. In an interview with Inside INdiana Business, IndyCar Chief Executive Officer Randy Bernard says the incentive package from the state is structured to encourage more motorsports-related businesses to set up around the Indianapolis Motor

THINK makes a further stride towards mainstream volume production this week with the first introduction of award-winning lithium-ion batteries to THINK City EVs in Europe.THINK and Ener1 have been in active partnership for a number of years, developing and perfecting the match between THINK’s industry-leading EV drive system and the award-winning Ener1 lithium-ion battery technology supplied by